Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-21

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Stoves at cost mean business wher.
Morris Bros, say so. q
Que county officer will get an elegant
Christmas present.
The X. of p. Ball will be given Fri
day evening, January 9Th.
w. p. Hardwicke, the popular Kiowa
landlord, came in on the delayed train
last night.
A local railroad committee is making
inquiries that will likely bring good
news for this city.
r. N. Sparks is enlarging the capacity
of his ice house and expects to store
away an enormous amount.
The mercury this morning marked 4
degrees below zero. There was no
wind and consequently little COM
plant.
The corresponding committee are
getting information concerning pros
pecting holes that will be laid before
the public in short time.
The train from the east did not reach
here until nearly midnight last night
the delay being caused 10y snow drifts
between Harper and Wellington.
W. W. StandifOrd returned last Sat-
urday from Kansas City, where he took
stock. While away, he visited his old
home, Olatha, where he had not stopped
for eight years.
Make your wife a present. Parlor
suits, and other articles of furniture,
such as reed and rattan rockers, for
Christmas presents, at John Higgins
furniture store. 30t2
Frank Lockert drove down from sun
City yesterday. He reported the roads
badly blocked with snow drifts, in
many places the drifts being deeper
than the fence posts.
The Six-DOuglass case, from Sun
City was decided yesterday in Justice
MacDOnald's court in favor of Mr..
Douglass, he being allowed to retain
the money he had attached.
The Killrain-Smith fight, an inter-
national contest, occurred on st. Pierre
island, III the river Seine, France, last
Saturday, and resulted in draw. One
hundred and six rounds were fought,
lasting two hours an half. The men
shook hands and each pledged himself
to fight Sullivan.
On the 4th of January we will begin
the publication of very interesting
serial story. by Jules Verne. one of the
most celebrated of all story-writers.
The story is worth the price of sub
scriptiOn. and we would advise all to
begin with the first number, as we can
not supply back numbers. LOOK out
for Matthias SansdOrff. -
Mr.. Thos. Doran and Miss Ethel
Sparks will be married to-day at
/ O'Clock at the home of the brides faith
er, Mr.. r. NJ. Sparks, near this city. Re-.
j. c. McElroy, of the Presbyterian
church, will perform the cere iony.
The happy couple will leave at nee,
after the ceremony, for an extended
visit TO friends and relatives in the
east. The INDEX extends its best
wishes TO Mr.. and Mrs. Doran. and
their many friends in this commun-
ity will join in wishing them long life,
continued happiness and abundant
prosperity.
Up TO this time. there has been no
compromise of their indebtedness by
Ramsey d Sheldon, several of their
creditors refusing to accept anything
less than one hundred cents on the dol
lar. The consequence is that the store
is closed and will probably remain
closed for awhile. Since last week, no
other attachments have been issued,
the aggregate of those already issued
remaining at $4,000. A representa-
ton of New York firm arrived here
last week and through his attorneys.
Sample ~ Long, replevened part Of a
$1,000 bill of goods sold to Ramsey &
Sheldon. The goods replevened in
voiced about $500. The stock OF goods
at Saratoga invoiced $4,000. The in
voice at this place has not yet been COM
7 pleted.
Though they had insurance to the
amount Of $500 on their livery barn,
buried on the 9th inst, Doran & Rob-
erts were only allowed $500 for their
loss. They either had to accept that
amount or go through with a trouble
I in to
does it not appear an outrage that peo-
pie must pay heavy premiums to insur.
ance companies, extending frequently
over several years, and then, when a
loss does occur, to be told that their
property was insured for more than it
was worth? When the premiums are
being paid the companiescmake no OBJ
lection to the face of the policy, but
once ask the companies to pay the loss,
when it occurs. and there is a great
howl. Every year, we are becoming
convinced that there should be a state
! law prohibiting any company from do
. ing business here that refuses to pay
/ the full face of the policy in case of loss.
Such legislation was attempted last
! winter. but the rich INSURANCE compan-
les succeeded in changing the intentions
! Of the Legislators. The threat was made
} that no responsible company would do
: business in the state, and the legisla-
2 ture pretended to believe that such a
: calamity might arise. Such an argu-
/: ment was bosh and should not have
, been heeded. No man should be re-
, quIred to pay for what he does not get.